Kolkata vs Delhi, 2nd Match

That's all we have from the commentary desk for tonight. Do join us for the double header tomorrow. The first game will be between Mumbai and Pune at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai at 4:00 PM IST. Goodnight and Tada.

Irfan Pathan: It was not a good feeling hitting my brother for a boundary. Don't want my family to be angry with me. The fast bowler's pace helped me with the timing. I am looking forward to taking more wickets in this tournament and helping with the batting as well.

Irfan Pathan is the Man of the Match for his 42*(20)

Gambhir: Morkel bowled really well. 96 was a par score and Das and Laxmi's batting was a positive from this match. Irfan batted really well and his innings took the match away from us.

Sehwag: Boys did really well. We bowled first after winning the toss and that decision proved to be the correct one. Very impressed with our fielding effort. Finch was playing really well at the start

Irfan: It was God's grace. I was slated to come in at 7. But we wanted a left hander in the middle. Sometimes it is difficult to hit a six, but it came off this time. You need a big over when you are chasing 9 an over. I am happy that my side won, but somewhere down the line, sad that my brother's side lost.

Kolkata managed to put on a competitive score and they even did well to restrict the Delhi batsmen after a good start by the openers. Irfan, promoted to number three, played some powerful shots and took his side home. Kolkata are a good side and will look to come back strongly in the next game.

11.1 Bhatia to Irfan Pathan, FOUR, that's the game. 2 points for Delhi. Low full toss on the pads, Irfan Pathan flicks it over the deep midwicket region, a diving effort from Kallis cannot stop the ball from hitting the boundary pad. Irfan has played a blinder. He was 7 from 7 balls at one stage, which means that he has scored 35 off the next 13 balls.

Rajat Bhatia [1.0-0-3-1] is back into the attack

10.6 Yusuf Pathan to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, turns this off the pads to midwicket for a single. Delhi need just 2 runs from the last over.

10.5 Yusuf Pathan to Irfan Pathan, FOUR, this one had a touch of class! Tossed up on the leg stump, Irfan Pathan comes down the track and makes room, scoops it over the cover region for a boundary. Lovely to watch

10.4 Yusuf Pathan to Glenn Maxwell, leg byes, 1 run, once again looks to slog it over the leg side, misses it and one more leg bye added to the total

10.3 Yusuf Pathan to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, floats this outside off, Irfan Pathan punches it to sweeper cover for a single

10.2 Yusuf Pathan to Glenn Maxwell, leg byes, 1 run, floated up on middle, it turns in and Glenn Maxwell gets forward to defend. He is hit on the pads and the batsmen sneak a leg bye

10.1 Yusuf Pathan to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, short and outside off, Irfan Pathan turns it to deep midwicket for a single. Respect for elder brother

Yusuf Pathan, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

These two have picked up 17 runs from de Lange's last over

9.6 de Lange to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, flicks this delivery off his pads to the square leg region for a single

9.5 de Lange to Irfan Pathan, SIX, Irfan has done it for Delhi. This delivery was full and on middle, Irfan Pathan makes a bit of room and lofts it over the long on boundary. He didn't seem to time it really well and it just manages to clear the rope.

9.4 de Lange to Irfan Pathan, 2 runs, another short delivery outside off, another super pull shot from Irfan Pathan. Kallis does extremely well at deep midwicket and sends in a relay throw thanks to Tiwary.

9.3 de Lange to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run, bit of inswing as de Lange bowls it on the off stump, Glenn Maxwell had made room and digs it out towards midwicket for a single

9.2 de Lange to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, yorker length delivery on off stump, Irfan Pathan squeezes it out to long off for a single. Has a scuffle with de Lange who was standing in his path.

9.1 de Lange to Irfan Pathan, SIX, this is exactly the reason why Irfan has come in at number three. Short and outside off, Irfan Pathan pulls it over the midwicket boundary for a maximum. As crunchy as a freshly baked cookie!

Marchant de Lange [2.0-0-19-0] is back into the attack

8.6 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, gets on the front foot and drives it to cover for a quick single

8.5 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, SIX, this time Irfan has connected and he manages to clear the boundary rope. Full and on middle, Irfan Pathan plays the lofted shot over the midwicket boundary and past two fielders who were waiting for the catch.

8.4 Kallis to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run, short of length delivery outside off, Glenn Maxwell fails to time the pull, ends up dragging it to long on

8.3 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, fuller length delivery on middle, Irfan Pathan looks to heave over midwicket, does not connect to it. The ball drops well short of long on.

8.2 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, no run, drives it to cover, Glenn Maxwell looks for a single, but the fielder is quick to the ball

8.1 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, 2 runs, great effort from de Lange. On a good length and outside off, Irfan Pathan makes room and plays the inside out scoop over cover. He fails to time it and de Lange runs in from sweeper cover, but cannot get to the ball.

7.6 Bhatia to Glenn Maxwell, no run, superb over from Bhatia, another slower delivery on the pads, Glenn Maxwell is unable to get bat on that.

7.5 Bhatia to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, slower delivery on the pads, Irfan Pathan flicks it to midwicket for a singel

7.4 Bhatia to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run, slower delivery on middle, Glenn Maxwell flicks it to deep square leg for a single

7.2 Bhatia to Sehwag, out Caught by Iqbal Abdulla!! What a catch. This shot was on the cards. Slow and short outside off, Sehwag hoicks it to the left of long on, Abdulla runs and gets both hands to take a stunning catch just inches away from the boundary rope. Sehwag is in disbelief, but he has to go. Sehwag c Iqbal Abdulla b Bhatia 20(13) [4s-1 6s-1]

Bhatia to Sehwag, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Bhatia to Sehwag. Ranji team-mates and friends since a long time.

7.1 Bhatia to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, drives a good length delivery down to long on for a single.

Rajat Bhatia, comes into the attack

Delhi are doing this easily. Vindicates Sehwag's decision to field first.

6.6 Kallis to Sehwag, FOUR, Kallis might have seen a lot of Sehwag, but that hasn't stopped him from bowling short and wide outside off. Sehwag goes back and plays his trademark square cut past a diving point, the ball races away to the advertisment hoardings.

6.5 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, 1 run, another back of a length delivery outside off, Irfan Pathan pulls it straight to the fielder at deep square leg

6.4 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, no run, full and outside off, Irfan Pathan drives it straight to cover.

6.3 Kallis to Irfan Pathan, 2 runs, flicks this fuller delivery to fine leg. Irfan calls for the second, but the throw is at the non striker end and if Kallis had taken the ball and hit the stumps, Sehwag would have been out.

Irfan Pathan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

It's Irfan Pathan at number three!!

6.2 Kallis to Finch, out Bowled!! Bowling coaches tell their lads to hit top of off or middle stump. Kallis has done just that. Good length delivery on middle, Finch made a lot of room to play it through the off side and missed it completely. He was outside the playing area by the time the ball hit the middle stump. Kallis ends Finch's good knock, but is it too late? Finch b Kallis 30(27) [4s-5]

Kallis to Finch, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

6.1 Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, short and on the stumps, Sehwag makes room and pulls it down to long on for a single

5.6 de Lange to Sehwag, 1 run, another attempted yorker on middle, Sehwag squeezes it out to long on for a single

5.5 de Lange to Finch, leg byes, 1 run, that is a snorter from de Lange. Short and on the body, Finch misses the pull and is hit on the helmet. The batsmen take a leg bye

5.4 de Lange to Sehwag, 1 run, attempts the yorker, Sehwag takes it on the full and pushes it down to long on for a single

5.3 de Lange to Finch, 1 run, works this off the pads straight to the fielder for a single

5.2 de Lange to Finch, FOUR, super shot from Finch and once again dreadful fielding from the fine leg fielder. Pulls this short delivery to the right of fine leg and the fielder just does not anticipate it.

5.1 de Lange to Sehwag, 1 run, short of length delivery on the body, Sehwag looks to turn it to the leg side. He is on his toes and the ball hits him on the chest. He takes a single, but kneels down in pain.

Marchant de Lange [1.0-0-11-0] is back into the attack

4.6 Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, clears his front leg and mistimes the smash down to long off for a single

4.5 Kallis to Finch, leg byes, 1 run, bowls it down the leg side, Finch misses the flick. The ball rolls off his pads and the batsmen pick a leg bye

4.4 Kallis to Finch, no run, on a good length outside off, Finch pokes at it and is beaten.

4.3 Kallis to Finch, 2 runs, short of length delivery outside off, Finch cuts it, gets an outside edge which runs down to third man. Das does well and saves two runs for his side

4.2 Kallis to Finch, no run, this one is angled in from wide of the crease, Finch looks to run it fine, ends up dabbing it to the keeper

4.1 Kallis to Sehwag, 1 run, good length delivery outside off, Sehwag plays a square drive to third man, no chance of him coming back for the second.

Jacques Kallis, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

3.6 Iqbal Abdulla to Finch, no run, Finch wants the single as he paddle sweeps it to square leg, Morkel is quick to get to the ball and Sehwag sends Finch back.

3.5 Iqbal Abdulla to Finch, no run, makes room and goes almost to the adjacent wicket, Iqbal Abdulla follows him and Finch defends it.

3.4 Iqbal Abdulla to Finch, no run, tossed up on middle, Finch gets on the front foot and defends

3.3 Iqbal Abdulla to Sehwag, 1 run, turns this delivery to deep midwicket for a single

3.2 Iqbal Abdulla to Sehwag, SIX, and smacks this into the crowd. Just the fourth delivery he is facing, it is on a length outside off, Sehwag smashes it over the long on fielder for a maximum

Sehwag has faced just three deliveries

3.1 Iqbal Abdulla to Finch, 1 run, tossed up on the stumps, Finch works it to behind square for a single

Iqbal Abdulla, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

2.6 Brett Lee to Finch, 1 run, back of a length delivery outside off, Finch guides it to third man for a single

2.5 Brett Lee to Finch, no run, flicks this delivery on the leg stump straight to midwicket.

2.4 Brett Lee to Finch, FOUR, it's Lee's turn to gift something to Finch. Low full toss on middle, Finch effortlessly flicks it in the gap between mid on and midwicket for a boundary

2.3 Brett Lee to Finch, FOUR, terrible fielding from the third man fielder. Short and outside off, Finch cuts it just wide of Das at third man. He slides to his right, but makes a mess of it and allows it to touch the boundary rope

2.2 Brett Lee to Finch, no run, back of a length delivery on the off stump, Finch gets on the backfoot and defends

2.1 Brett Lee to Sehwag, 1 run, another short delivery on the body, Sehwag jumps up and dabs it behind square for a single

1.6 de Lange to Finch, FOUR, this is an even better shot. Short and outside off, Finch gets back and cuts it through the gap in the point and cover point region for a boundary. de Lange needs to get it on to the stumps, especially in the powerplay overs

1.5 de Lange to Finch, FOUR, full and on middle, Finch drives it in between mid on and midwicket for a boundary. Such is the pace that he just has to get it into the gap.

1.4 de Lange to Finch, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Finch gets on the front foot and defends

1.4 de Lange to Finch, wide, short of length delivery down the leg side, Finch misses the pull. McCullum appeals, but umpire signals wide

de Lange probably has the lowest ratio of length of run-up to bowling speed in international cricket.

1.3 de Lange to Sehwag, 1 run, back of a length delivery on the pads, Sehwag works it to fine leg for another single.

1.2 de Lange to Finch, 1 run, good length delivery on the stumps, Finch turns it to midwicket and takes off for another quick single. The fielder sends in a throw, which misses the stumps, but Finch was well in

1.1 de Lange to Finch, no run, short of length delivery outside off, Finch gets on the backfoot and defends

Marchant de Lange, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Brett Lee to Finch, 1 run, drives it to mid off and scampers across for a quick single

Eden Gardens is still brimming with fans.

0.5 Brett Lee to Finch, no run, this one swings in a bit, Finch looks to cut and misses. The crowd gasps.

0.4 Brett Lee to Finch, no run, good length delivery swinging away from outside off, Finch gets on the front foot and defends

0.3 Brett Lee to Finch, 2 runs, good length delivery on the middle stump, Finch taps it to midwicket. Yusuf misfields and the batsmen pick an extra run. Gambhir is not happy with that effort

0.2 Brett Lee to Sehwag, 1 run, short of length delivery on the body, Sehwag tucks it away to fine leg for a single

0.1 Brett Lee to Finch, 1 run, fuller length away swinger on the off stump, Finch digs it out to mid on for a single

Finch and Sehwag are at the crease. Finch is on strike. Brett Lee will open the attack

Lee will start proceedings for Kolkata. His country mate Finch will take strike.

98 is the target for Delhi and they will be happy with their effort on the field. Morne Morkel was the star with the ball and dismissed the top order with raw pace. Shukla and Deba Das played useful knocks in the middle but Delhi still managed to restrict them under a 100. Sehwag and co will fancy themselves to chase this down, but Kolkata's bowlers have something to work with. Stay tuned for the chase..

Morne: When you have only 12 overs, you have to think on your feet. It was special to do well today, we wanted to get off to a good start. It is quite tough for the batsmen to come in and start playing shots immediately. Confident of winning today, the outfield it quick and we have some quality batsmen.

11.6 R van der Merwe to Brett Lee, out Brett Lee Run Out!! 1 run completed. Umesh Yadav you beauty! What a throw from the deep, Lee swings and hits it along the ground straight to deep mid wicket, he wants to get back for 2 but Umesh Yadav runs in swiftly, picks it up neatly and fires in a flat throw straight at the stumps at the batsman's end. That sums up Delhi's performance, they should be the happier team now. Brett Lee run out (Umesh Yadav) 9(5) [6s-1]

R van der Merwe to Brett Lee, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

11.5 R van der Merwe to Brett Lee, no run, swing and a miss, this was slower and angled in, Lee heaves across but misses

11.4 R van der Merwe to Brett Lee, SIX, useful blow from Lee! Could turn out to be handy in the end. Once again R van der Merwe tries to fire it in but bowls a full toss, Lee stays back and blasts it over long off

11.3 R van der Merwe to Iqbal Abdulla, 1 run, flighted delivery on the off, Iqbal Abdulla whips it to long on for one

Iqbal Abdulla, left handed bat, comes to the crease

11.2 R van der Merwe to Bhatia, out Stumped!! Well bowled and well stumped! Darts it in extremely quick and bowls it very full, Bhatia comes down the track, yorks himself and misses it, Ojha collects it well and catches Bhatia well short. Bhatia st Naman Ojha b R van der Merwe 7(9)

R van der Merwe to Bhatia, THATS OUT!! Stumped!!

11.1 R van der Merwe to Brett Lee, 1 run, starts with a low full toss which Lee drives to long on

Roelof van der Merwe [2.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack

Can Kolkata reach 100 from here?

10.6 Umesh Yadav to Brett Lee, 1 run, excellent over ends with a single down to long on, just 3 runs and the wicket of Shukla from that over

10.5 Umesh Yadav to Bhatia, 1 run, very full and on the off, Bhatia drives it to sweeper cover for one

Brett Lee, right handed bat, comes to the crease

10.4 Umesh Yadav to Shukla, out Caught by Nagar!! Umesh Yadav gets his reward for some good bowling. Bowls this fast and in the length, Shukla swings across but mistimes it flat and straight to Yogesh Nagar at long on who takes a simple catch. A good hand from Shukla comes to an end. Shukla c Nagar b Umesh Yadav 26(17) [4s-1 6s-2]

Umesh Yadav to Shukla, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

10.3 Umesh Yadav to Shukla, no run, well bowled, well bowled. Sees Shukla making room and bowls it full and wide outside off, Shukla tries to reach out but once again misses

10.2 Umesh Yadav to Shukla, no run, swing and a miss! Quick short one on the off stump line, Shukla swings across the line but fails to connect

10.1 Umesh Yadav to Bhatia, 1 run, good bowling, maintains it fast and full as Bhatia hits it straight down the ground, just a single

Umesh Yadav [1.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack

9.6 Shahbaz Nadeem to Shukla, no run, flat and full on the legs, Shukla looks to heave across but gets hit on the pads, a good finish to the over after the huge six

9.5 Shahbaz Nadeem to Bhatia, 1 run, given air again, Bhatia comes on the frontfoot and chips it to long off for a single

9.4 Shahbaz Nadeem to Shukla, 1 run, full toss on the off, Shukla blasts it uppishly and right over the bowler's head to long off, gets another single

9.2 Shahbaz Nadeem to Shukla, 1 run, flatter delivery on the off, Shukla drives it to long off

9.1 Shahbaz Nadeem to Shukla, SIX, oh yes, they can if Shukla continues to bat like this! Just listen to the Eden Gardens! "HUGE" says the giant screen, and that's apt description. Goes on his knees and slog sweeps powerfully over deep mid for a massive six

Three overs left. Can Kolkata get to 110?

8.6 R van der Merwe to Shukla, 1 run, quicker one on middle, Shukla drills it to long on for a single, retains strike with that

8.5 R van der Merwe to Shukla, no run, fired in on the legs, Shukla looks to pull but is hit on the pads

8.4 R van der Merwe to Shukla, FOUR, Shukla! That's excellent batting, not a bad ball at all but he has manufactured a shot out of nowhere. Flat and straight on off, Shukla goes deep in the crease and cuts it past backward point for a four, this is turning out to be a good over for Kolkata

8.3 R van der Merwe to Shukla, 2 runs, flatter through the air this time, Shukla heaves it along the ground wide of long on, Morne Morkel runs across and dives full stretch to save a couple

8.2 R van der Merwe to Shukla, SIX, always tough to hit it over extra cover but he did it well. Makes some room and gets into position quickly, smashes it over deep extra cover and hits it into the stands

8.1 R van der Merwe to Shukla, no run, flat and very quick on leg, Shukla looks to play across the line but gets hit on the boots

Roelof van der Merwe [1.0-0-6-1] is back into the attack

7.6 Shahbaz Nadeem to Shukla, 1 run, Shukla is lucky to stay there. Given air on the off, Shukla makes room and ends up dragging it high and straight over the bowler, luckily for him it lands right between long on and long off

7.5 Shahbaz Nadeem to Bhatia, 1 run, flat and straight, Bhatia works it to backward square leg for an easy one

7.4 Shahbaz Nadeem to Shukla, 1 run, floated around off, Shukla slaps it to sweeper cover for a single

7.3 Shahbaz Nadeem to Shukla, 2 runs, tossed up on the middle, Shukla goes on his knees and paddles it to fine leg for a couple

7.2 Shahbaz Nadeem to Bhatia, 1 run, slowly turning away from the right hander who cuts it to sweeper cover

7.1 Shahbaz Nadeem to Bhatia, no run, flighted delivery on the off, Bhatia stays back and defends it

Shahbaz Nadeem, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

6.6 Morne Morkel to Bhatia, 1 run, short of length and on the off, Bhatia guides it to third man for one

Rajat Bhatia, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.5 Morne Morkel to Shukla, out Deba Das Run Out!! 1 run completed. Madness from Shukla. What was he doing? There was an easy 2 there but he was happy with one. Pulls this between mid wicket and mid on and runs across, Deba Das rightly wanted to get back and hurried across only to find his partner rooted to the crease. The throw goes to the keeper end and Deba Das is stranded in the middle of the pitch. His cameo comes to an end, but probably he could have called better or seen his partner before taking off. Deba Das run out (Finch/Naman Ojha) 18(9) [6s-2]

Morne Morkel to Shukla, THATS OUT!! Run Out!!

Laxmi Shukla, right handed bat, comes to the crease

6.4 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, out Bowled!! Chopped on! Morkel's day continues to be a good one. Bowls this from round the wickets and gets it to land back of a length, Gambhir hops back and tries to run it down to third man but only manages an inside edge onto the stumps. Just when Kolkata were dragging the momentum their way, Morkel strikes. Gambhir b Morne Morkel 16(15) [4s-2]

Morne Morkel to Gambhir, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

6.3 Morne Morkel to Deba Das, 1 run, good running, defends this softly to cover and runs across quickly, Maxwell hits direct at the bowler's end but Deba Das was quick

Third umpire called for a run out appeal. Deba Das is the man in question but I think he is in. He is.

6.2 Morne Morkel to Deba Das, SIX, Morne has been in superb form today but it doesn't look like Deba Das cares about that. Slower ball on off, Deba Das stands tall and smashes it over long on for another six, the crowd loves it!

6.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, pitched up outside off, Gambhir comes on the frontfoot and drives it to sweeper cover for a single

5.6 Glenn Maxwell to Deba Das, SIX, shot! Deba Das is having some fun. Sees the flight and puts his frontfoot forward, lofts it straight over long on for a maximum

5.5 Glenn Maxwell to Deba Das, 2 runs, superb fielding by Umesh Yadav now. Once again Deba Das swings across the line and hits it to deep mid wicket, Umesh Yadav runs to his left and dives to save a couple of runs, excellent effort after the drop in the previous over

5.4 Glenn Maxwell to Gambhir, 1 run, flat and outside off, Gambhir stays back and pushes it to sweeper cover

5.3 Glenn Maxwell to Gambhir, no run, beaten, flighted up outside off, Gambhir looks to guide it to short third man but misses

5.2 Glenn Maxwell to Deba Das, 1 run, catch dropped by Umesh Yadav. Flat and short on middle stump, Deba Das goes on the backfoot and slaps it to deep mid wicket, Umesh dives forward and tries to take a low catch but the ball pops out

5.2 Glenn Maxwell to Deba Das, wide, too much turn! Spins rapidly from middle to down the leg, good take by the keeper but that's an extra run

5.1 Glenn Maxwell to Gambhir, 1 run, flat and outside off, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and cuts it to backward point for a quick single

Glenn Maxwell, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

4.6 Morne Morkel to Deba Das, no run, Morne is appealing for a catch but that was off the pad, back of a length and straight, Deba Das hops and the ball lobs off the pads to the man at slip

4.5 Morne Morkel to Deba Das, no run, beaten! Pace and bounce, superb stuff from Morne. Gets it to kick off from length and goes past Deba Das' poke

4.4 Morne Morkel to Deba Das, no run, short of length and outside off, Deba Das lets it go to the keeper

4.3 Morne Morkel to Deba Das, 2 runs, excellent fielding in the deep! Deba Das opens the face of the bat and runs it down to third man, it was heading towards the boundary but Venugopal Rao covers a long distance and dived to stop a couple. Wait, looks like the ball has hit his cap as he dived, but the umpires have not spotted it!

4.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, slower one on the middle and leg, Gambhir works it to deep square leg for one

4.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, fuller length on the off, Gambhir drives it to covers

Debabrata Das, right handed bat, comes to the crease

3.6 Umesh Yadav to Yusuf Pathan, out Caught by Naman Ojha!! Oh dear, Yusuf won't want to look at the replays. That's a pretty ugly looking dismissal - really undone by Umesh Yadav's pace. Back of length and straight on middle stump, Yusuf moved a step down the leg side and looked to evade initially but ended up poking at it with an open face at the last moment, only manages a bit of bat on it to the keeper. Kolkata needed Yusuf to contribute, but he has gone for a duck. Yusuf Pathan c Naman Ojha b Umesh Yadav 0(4)

Umesh Yadav to Yusuf Pathan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

3.5 Umesh Yadav to Yusuf Pathan, no run, hit hard but straight back, gets forward and drives a full ball back to Umesh who does well to get down in time and stop it

3.4 Umesh Yadav to Gambhir, 1 run, width outside the off stump again, Gambhir opens the face of the bat and nudges it to third man

3.3 Umesh Yadav to Gambhir, FOUR, too full for Gambhir's liking, driven with ease through cover, he holds the key for KKR

3.2 Umesh Yadav to Yusuf Pathan, leg byes, 1 run, full and on the pads, Yusuf Pathan looks to flick and misses, the ball rolls off the bads to the leg side for a leg bye

3.1 Umesh Yadav to Gambhir, 1 run, good length delivery on off stump, Gambhir taps it to mid off and takes off for a quick single

Umesh Yadav, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

2.6 Morne Morkel to Yusuf Pathan, leg byes, FOUR, no hat-trick for Morne. He went for the right option - the yorker - but he sprayed it down the leg side, Yusuf got a bit of pad on the way and it raced to fine leg. Eventful over from Morne Morkel comes to an end

Yusuf Pathan, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.5 Morne Morkel to Manoj Tiwary, out Bowled!! And another one! And it was almost a replay - only the batsman changed! Once again a low full toss right at the toes, Tiwary was stuck in the crease and plays a lazy defence but it is too late, the ball crashes onto the middle stump. Kolkata - 12/3. Morne Morkel on a hat-trick!Manoj Tiwary b Morne Morkel 0(1)

Morne Morkel to Manoj Tiwary, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Manoj Tiwary, right handed bat, comes to the crease

2.4 Morne Morkel to Kallis, out Bowled!! What a ball! Morne can boast about this for ages, he has undone the great Kallis with a brilliant yorker. Fast and straight in the blockhole, Kallis was late in getting the bat down and turns back to see his middle stump uprooted. Great bowling, and Kolkata's openers are already back in the pavilion. Kallis b Morne Morkel 4(4) [4s-1]

Morne Morkel to Kallis, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

2.3 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, 1 run, slow off cutter outside off, Gambhir goes on the backfoot and cuts it to cover, calls early and takes a quick single

2.2 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, FOUR, this time he connects! Excellent shot, he backed away a touch and Morne Morkel tried to follow him, but he stayed firm and whipped it away uppishly between midwicket and mid on

2.1 Morne Morkel to Gambhir, no run, swing and a miss. Morne starts with a full one outside off, Gambhir stays in the crease and looks to go over extra cover but misses

Morne Morkel, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

Replays in, and I am still not sure whether he got an edge. Chuck it, doesn't matter now anyways.

1.6 R van der Merwe to Gambhir, 1 run, this time Gambhir uses the feet to smother the turn, works it to short fine leg and gets off the mark

1.5 R van der Merwe to Gambhir, no run, there is a lot of turn in this wicket, spins in from middle to leg as Gambhir works it to short fine

Gautam Gambhir, left handed bat, comes to the crease

1.4 R van der Merwe to Brendon McCullum, out Lbw!! As plumb as it can get. Uh oh, wait. Did he get an inside edge? Will have to wait for a replay to confirm that. Nothing lethal about that ball - slow and absolutely straight, Brendon McCullum once again goes back for the pull but it was not short, he misses and is struck right in front of the stumps. That was going to hit the middle stump, but did he get an edge? Brendon McCullum lbw b R van der Merwe 9(7) [4s-2]

R van der Merwe to Brendon McCullum, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

1.4 R van der Merwe to Brendon McCullum, wide, tries the quicker one but fires it down the leg side, good take by the keeper Naman Ojha

1.3 R van der Merwe to Brendon McCullum, no run, tossed up on the off, Brendon McCullum comes on the frontfoot and pushes it to point

1.2 R van der Merwe to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, superb use of the feet! That's great batting - this was not too short but he went deep in the crease quickly, picked his spot and pulled it away through deep backward square for a one-bounce boundary

The powerplay will be for 4 overs..2 bowlers can bowl 3 overs and 3 bowlers can bowl 2 overs.

0.6 Irfan Pathan to Kallis, FOUR, poor ball. Can't bowl there in these shorter games - full and on the legs, Kallis flicks it away easily to the deep square leg fence. 9 runs from the first over, good one for Kolkata

0.5 Irfan Pathan to Kallis, no run, well bowled, gets a bit of swing and maintains it in good areas on the off, Kallis stays back and blocks

0.4 Irfan Pathan to Kallis, no run, fuller length and curving in, Kallis gets forward and drives it to mid on, he wants one but it was never there

0.3 Irfan Pathan to Brendon McCullum, 1 run, very full and on the middle and leg, Brendon McCullum comes on the frontfoot and works it to mid on where Umesh Yadav makes a sliding stop

0.2 Irfan Pathan to Brendon McCullum, FOUR, action starts. A normal, inswinging delivery around off, Brendon McCullum gives the charge and takes a couple of steps down the track, swings through the line and gets it to the deep square leg fence, good start this

0.1 Irfan Pathan to Brendon McCullum, no run, just back of a length and swinging in from outside off, McCullum defends it

Kallis and McCullum are out in the middle. I half-expected Yusuf Pathan to walk out, but he'll have to wait. His brother, Irfan, will start proceedings.

Brendon McCullum and Kallis are at the crease. Brendon McCullum is on strike. Irfan Pathan will open the attack

Shah Rukh Khan is walking around the stadium, along with Bengal chief minister Mamta Banerjee. SRK thanks the crowd for their patience - they have been terrific today and are likely to be treated to a cracker of a match.

Sehwag: Rain is always frustrating but we have to accept that, we are ready. I wish all (KP, Mahela, Warner) were available but they are not there today. We'll do our best and hope for the result to come in our favour. Shorter game, so we'll bowl first. We want to restrict them to under 8 runs per over. Good opportunity for other players to get a game and perform.

Gambhir: Excited about the new season and looking forward to it. We were more or less sure about our eleven so the rain doesn't change that. 12 over game, we'll look to put runs on the board and take it from there. T20 is always about excitement and it's going to be even more entertaining today as it is a 12 over match. I know Sehwag well but he knows a lot of secrets about us as well.

Delhi Daredevils have won the toss and elected to field

22:05: Ah, it's in fact going to start at 22:30. And it will be a 12 over game!

Archana Vijaya informs us that the match is likely to start at 22:45 and it might be a 10 over game. Expect some crackers, if that's the case!

21:45: We hear that the next inspection will be at 22:00 IST. The covers are gradually coming off. The crowd is still there, waiting for some good news. Let's hope, for their sake, that play will start sometime.

21:35: We're still waiting for an update.. overs have already started reducing, so we're likely to have a shortened game..

21:09: "Plenty of water on the ground. Start time depends on the outfield, so we hope the match can start. 50% of the ground is still covered so we'll inspect after that. Minimum overs is 5 overs and the cut off time is 23:20. The ground-staff have done a pretty good job. The positive point is that they have removed the cover from the pitch and it looks ok" say the umpires.

20:30:Rain has stopped. The super-soppers are doing their work. The drainage at the Eden Gardens is very good so we will almost surely have a match today. Play can start as late as 23:20 and the teams will play a 5-over a side game if that happens.

20:00 Err.. not good news this time. It is raining, and the covers are still on. The wait continues. We hear that the next update will be in half an hour.

19:51 - Better news. The rain has stopped. The stadium looks filled, and the crowd have been patient..

19:48 It's still raining and it's a bit windy too. Kudos to the ground staff - they've covered the entire ground in no time.

19:35: We're still waiting for the toss. And just as I type that, we see pictures of rain at the Eden Gardens! The covers are on now.. let's hope it is a passing shower.

Kolkata were knocked out in the semi-finals while Delhi wound up with the wooden spoon last year. Both teams will want to get off to a winning start this time around.

Head to Head stats: Both teams have played each other seven times. Kolkata and Delhi have won three times each with one match being washed out.

Two Delhi boys are on the opposite sides of the fence as we welcome you to the second match of the Indian T20 League. It is Kolkata versus Delhi from the Eden Gardens. Gautam Gambhir will be the skipper of the Kolkata team while his opening partner for India, Virender Sehwag, will lead the Delhi team.

Preview by Pradeep

Two Delhi boys will be out on the field for the toss, only that they will be on the opposite sides. Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir have had a long history of playing together. They have joined forces to play together for the Delhi Ranji team, for Team India as well for the Delhi Daredevils. The fourth season of the IPL pitted them against each other with Gautam Gambhir's Kolkata beating Delhi. The match was just an indication as to how the two teams fared as the season wore on. Kolkata played some of their best cricket to finish as the semi-finalists, their best ever finish in the IPL while on the other scale Delhi plummeted and ended up with the wooden spoon, their worst ever show in the history of the tournament.

Delhi Daredevils: The new year has signified new changes in the hierarchy of the Delhi outfit. Coach Greg Shipperd has left, Eric Simons has taken over as the main coach while T A Sekar returns as the mentor. Delhi has changed the face of the side that ended last in the previous seasons with a host of big names being signed in during the auctions as well as the transfer season that followed before and after the mega auctions. The batting has emerged stronger with the likes of Mahela Jayawardene, Kevin Pietersen and Ross Taylor while the sensational new pace duo of India, Umesh Yadav and Varun Aaron will be the cynosure of all eyes in the bowling department. To say it in few words, the Daredevils are one team that can be expected to sizzle in the tournament.

Team News: Delhi will be missing all the riches in the first week of the tournament though. Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene are away in the middle of the Test series in Colombo while Ross Taylor is nursing a painful injury sustained when his left wrist was broken by his team-mate at Delhi, Morne Morkel during the 3rd Test at Wellington. He is expected to be sidelined for a major part of the tournament. Andre Russell was ruled out of the 2nd and final T20 against Australia with an hamstring injury and Team Delhi will be sweating on his fitness. The Daredevils have enough cover for the star absentees though with the Aussie duo of Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell at the forefront.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Kolkata turned in a new leaf in the 4th season grabbing the headlines for all the right reasons finally. They have a skipper who leads from the front and are aided by the ballistic presence of a man named Jacques Kallis. The strength of the team though lays in the form of its match-winning all-rounders. Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan and Ryan Ten Doeschate form the crux of their middle order with support in the form of Manoj Tiwary. If these riches were not enough, Kolkata will welcome back Brendon McCullum who slots back into the team after spending a year with the now defunct Kochi team. The bowling was their weakness in the last season and the team management has done well to attend to it with the inclusion of the West Indian mystery spinner, Sunil Narine.

Team News: Kolkata have a complete squad at their disposal and will be left with a tricky choice to select only 4 foreigners out of the roster. Brendon McCullum might open with Kallis pushing Gambhir down to number 3. Shakib is most likely to be preferred ahead of Eoin Morgan and Ryan ten Doeschate with Lee and Narine making up the rest. Iqbal Abdulla impressed in the last season and will look at this season with renewed hope and confidence.

Quotes:

I was not expecting to play against him in the very first match. That's the only game of cricket in my life which I don't enjoy. This is a game where I can't handle it: Irfan Pathan is nervous as he squares up against his elder brother, Yusuf.

First time, I saw the vice-captain was dropped after losing. Usually the captain is dropped after losing. I don't understand what made the selectors to drop him: Wasim Akram urges Gautam Gambhir to prove his captaincy credentials by leading Kolkata to victory in IPL 5.